There are actually eight of us in the family, myself (Queen of Hearts), my Husband: The King of Hearts, My daughters, Ace, Two, Three and Four of hearts, and my sons, the Jack of Hearts, and SweetHeart. We also have a couple of four legged Jokers running around. Our life involves homeschooling, playing, and a lot of love.

Saturday, September 1, 2012

I usually menu plan - loosely - but I think I may need to start being a little bit more rigid about it. We've had too many "staring at the fridge at 5:00 with no idea what to make for dinner" nights, and it is causing me to stress out. The days I have it all worked out, I feel really competent, like I am on top of things, and it actually gives me MORE time to do other things, because I don't have to spend that half and hour or so frantically searching for something to feed my family. Menu planning will also ensure that I don't have odd stuff in the cupboard that I bought on sale, with no idea what I am actually going to do with it.

So, here is my plan -

Saturday:
Breakfast - cereal and milk (kids are out with Grandma this morning, so it is just the baby and me)
Lunch - Leftovers for kids, Spinach salad (with chicken) for me.
Dinner - Italian Bean and Barley soup, homemade French bread

Friday:
Breakfast - Scrambled eggs and toast
Lunch - Grilled Cheese sandwiches and Tomato soup
Dinner - My book club night. I'll make sure that there are pizzas in the freezer for the hubby and the kids. They'll appreciate it!